Innovation

Calling all bloggers... calling all bloggers... there's a spill on Aisle 13... and your services are no longer needed for clean up! Line up for your pink slips and check your Web 2.0 propaganda at the door, as that's no longer needed either. That's right wordsmiths, it looks like the new Industrial Revolution is steamrolling its way into our digital landscape, and you Mr. & Ms. Blogger just happen to be a disposable commodity.

Proving that any medium can be used to create attractive and wearable fashion is the "Fan Mail" dress by designer Nancy Judd. This crafty fashion item uses common items that can be found in most household recycling bins, so this eco-chic fashion better get more than one wear before it ends up hanging in your closet!

When I say "Anything for my dog," I mean for my dog, not for me. So when I read about these automatic dog washing machines, I have to ask is this gizmo really for a dog? Would my dog
be happy to be put in an airtight chamber and then showered from all
sides with soap and water? Or would he be like the dog in the picture,
trying like heck to tear his way out of the dang thing?

These unique Fair Trade soccer balls support independent living through work in areas of rural Thailand, Cambodia and Pakistan while providing Japanese sports fans with a good-looking, quality product.

Go ahead, take out your iPhone. Go try to take a good picture with
it. Are you really satisfied with those results? Even if you are, you
can get a lot more out of your iPhone's camera by putting the pictures
through some simple processes to enhance the picture quality. If
you're not a big Photoshop junkie, take a look at TiltShift Generator.
It's a great little online application that makes touching up your
photos a snap.

The recession hasn't deterred Leggett & Platt® from creating a bed that costs more than what most of us have left of our life savings. But heck, we can dream, especially if we're gadget lovers. Wait 'til you see what this Starry Night™ bed is hiding under its covers!

Link aggregators are all the rage these days. As a blog reader, surely
you frequent such sites as Digg, Reddit, and a host of others that
enable users to gather things that they like from the web and share
them with other users. Blerp is
an aggragator in the same vein, only it focuses on the conversations
that surround shared sites, instead of merely passing the links off to
users.

Last week, I introduced you to Do Good for Debt, an organization that partners individuals with student loans leftover from their educational pursuits with charities that are willing to pay off students' debts in exchange for good deeds. While that may be a helpful way for former students to get back on their feet and start their lives without the burden of financial restraint, there's no denying that it takes away from the philanthropist attitude; so today I will outline another business that helps students overcome the financial repercussions of pursuing a post-secondary education. Gradefund offers a sponsorship-style system, that rewards students for their good grades, that way the better they do, the more corporate sponsors they'll have behind them to pay off their debts before they even have a chance to accumulate.

Popular Science has announced the 2009 Invention Awards for the top 10
groundbreaking inventions that originated from the minds and
perseverance of individual inventors. These inventions did not
have big companies behind them with a big research lab and lots of
money. You won't see the likes of Apple® or Motorola® or Honda® among
this list. Just folks like you and me whose inventions will make a
major impact on the way we live, work, learn, play, and even manage
intelligence in battle.

Jobs that force workers to stand for long periods of time can cause feet to swell, resulting in localized pain and general fatigue. Slim Walk socks address the issue by gradually constricting the foot and lower leg as you walk and while you work.

Camera tripods are so 19th century. They're fine if you want a
straight-on shot and you're shooting on level ground but, you have to
admit, the tripod is somewhat limiting. Now, along comes the multi-jointed simian
tripod, otherwise known as the Gorillapod, to take over where the tripod left off more than 100 years ago.

Home improvement is easily one of the most fun and rewarding hobbies
one can take up, and the internet has proven to be a good place to find
information on lots of those particular projects on you "to-do" list.
Easy2DIY is an all-in-one stop for your fixer-upper projects that
includes tutorials, shopping, and advice.

It's a simple gadget, which is why I like it. An optical grade acrylic
lens covers your page, and the LED lights that are tucked into its
wedge spread light across the lens, lighting the page -- right where you want it and nowhere else.

Bull in a China shop? Maybe bull FROM a Chinese shop if the Fujiyama Netbook computer is a typical example. If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery than Chinese manufacturers really do love Japanese products.

With a name like Stupeflix, you've got to be wondering what's up with
this site. What the site does is provide you with a graphical
interface that allows you to create your own slide show videos,
complete with soundtracks, text overlays, and image legends. What
makes the site a real winner is that it's not just easy to create these
things, but you have all the freedom in the world to create your video.